1998-99 ECHL season

The 1998-99 ECHL season was the eleventh season of the ECHL. Before the start of the season, the league saw the Louisville River Frogs move to Miami, FL and the Raleigh Icecaps move to Augusta, GA as well as welcoming two new franchises in Estero, FL and Greenville, SC. The Pee Dee Pride finished first overall in the regular season, winning the Brabham Cup and the Mississippi Sea Wolves won their first Kelly Cup defeating the Richmond Renegades four games to three.

Regular season

Final standings

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L= Loses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points; Green shade = Clinched playoff spot; Blue shade = Clinched division; (z) = Clinched home-ice advantage

Northern Conference

Northeast Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
Roanoke Express	70	38	22	10	86	224	201
Hampton Roads Admirals	70	38	24	8	84	215	213
Richmond Renegades	70	40	27	3	83	239	196
Chesapeake Icebreakers	70	34	25	11	79	229	206
Johnstown Chiefs	70	27	34	9	63	218	265

Northwest Division	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA
Columbus Chill	70	39	24	7	85	257	242
Peoria Rivermen	70	39	25	6	84	243	230
Toledo Storm	70	39	26	5	83	256	246
Dayton Bombers	70	34	27	9	77	239	241
Huntington Blizzard	70	31	33	6	68	221	253
Wheeling Nailers	70	27	37	6	60	206	249

Southern Conference

Southeast Division	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA
Pee Dee Pride	70	51	15	4	106	289	191
Florida Everblades	70	45	20	5	95	253	180
South Carolina Stingrays	70	40	20	10	90	235	216
Augusta Lynx	70	38	27	5	81	235	233
Jacksonville Lizard Kings	70	35	33	2	72	235	255
Charlotte Checkers	70	29	30	11	69	221	262
Miami Matadors	70	28	32	10	66	208	266
Greenville Grrrowl	70	26	33	11	63	208	241

Southwest Division	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA
Louisiana IceGators	70	46	18	6	98	297	205
Mississippi Sea Wolves	70	41	22	7	89	251	215
Birmingham Bulls	70	37	29	4	78	251	267
New Orleans Brass	70	30	27	13	73	244	261
Mobile Mysticks	70	31	31	8	70	231	259
Baton Rouge Kingfish	70	30	30	10	70	222	228
Tallahassee Tiger Sharks	70	27	34	9	63	212	250
Pensacola Ice Pilots	70	25	41	4	54	199	267

Kelly Cup playoffs

Northern Conference

Bracket

	Conference Quarterfinals (Best of 5)					Conference Semifinals (Best of 5)					Conference Finals (Best of 7)
	1	Roanoke	3
	8	Dayton	1
						1	Roanoke	3
						7	Chesapeake	1
	2	Columbus	1
	7	Chesapeake	3
											1	Roanoke	0
											5	Richmond	4
	3	Peoria	1
	6	Toledo	3
						6	Toledo	0
						5	Richmond	3
	4	Hampton Roads	1
	5	Richmond	3

Southern Conference

Bracket

	Conference Wild Card (Best of 3)					Conference Quarterfinals (Best of 5)					Conference Semifinals (Best of 5)					Conference Finals (Best of 7)
						1	Pee Dee	3
						11	Baton Rouge	1
	6	Augusta	0
	11	Baton Rouge	2
											1	Pee Dee	3
										8	New Orleans	1
						2	Louisiana	2
						8	New Orleans	3
	8	New Orleans	2
	9	Jacksonville	0
																1	Pee Dee	1
																5	Mississippi	4
						3	Florida	3
						7	Birmingham	0
	7	Birmingham	2
	10	Mobile	0
											3	Florida	0
										5	Mississippi	3
						4	South Carolina	0
						5	Mississippi	3

Kelly Cup finals

	Kelly Cup Finals
	N.5	Richmond	3
	S.5	Mississippi	4

ECHL awards

See also: ECHL awards

Patrick J. Kelly Cup:	Mississippi Sea Wolves
Henry Brabham Cup:	Pee Dee Pride
Northern Conference Champion:	Richmond Renegades
Southern Conference Champion:	Mississippi Sea Wolves
John Brophy Award:	Bob Ferguson (Florida)
ECHL Most Valuable Player:	Chris Valicevic (Louisiana)
Kelly Cup Playoffs Most Valuable Player:	Travis Scott (Mississippi)
ECHL Goaltender of the Year:	Maxime Gingras (Richmond)
ECHL Rookie of the Year:	Maxime Gingras (Richmond)
Defenseman of the Year:	Chris Valicevic (Louisiana)
Leading Scorer:	John Spoltore (Louisiana)
Sportsmanship Award:	Jamie Ling (Dayton)

Team Photos

Dayton Bombers

Peoria Rivermen

Columbus Chill

10th anniversary ECHL League guide

See also

• ECHL
• ECHL All-Star Game
• Kelly Cup
• List of ECHL seasons